EphyEmbedSingle

EphyEmbedSingle — An interface to the global embedded browser

Synopsis

void                ephy_embed_single_clear_cache       (EphyEmbedSingle *single);
void                ephy_embed_single_clear_auth_cache  (EphyEmbedSingle *single);
GList*              ephy_embed_single_get_font_list     (EphyEmbedSingle *single,
                                                         const char *lang_group);
GtkWidget*          ephy_embed_single_open_window       (EphyEmbedSingle *single,
                                                         EphyEmbed *parent,
                                                         const char *address,
                                                         const char *name,
                                                         const char *features);

Description

While Epiphany is running, its global embed_shell variable (an EphyEmbedShell) holds a reference to an EphyEmbedSingle. The only class which implements EphyEmbedSingle is MozillaEmbedSingle, so the two types are interchangeable via casting.

Example 2. Acquiring an EphyEmbedSingle

#include <ephy-embed-shell.h>
#include <ephy-embed-single.h>

EphyEmbedSingle *ephy_single;

/* embed_shell is a global variable, initialized as Epiphany starts */
ephy_single = ephy_embed_shell_get_embed_single (embed_shell);


Since there is only one EphyEmbedShell, there is only one EphyEmbedSingle. It is used to perform browser-related actions which do not refer to an individual EphyEmbed.

Details

ephy_embed_single_clear_cache ()

void                ephy_embed_single_clear_cache       (EphyEmbedSingle *single);

Clears the Mozilla cache (temporarily saved web pages).

single :

the EphyEmbedSingle

ephy_embed_single_clear_auth_cache ()

void                ephy_embed_single_clear_auth_cache  (EphyEmbedSingle *single);

Clears the Mozilla HTTP authentication cache.

This does not clear regular website passwords; it only clears the HTTP authentication cache. Websites which use HTTP authentication require the browser to send a password along with every HTTP request; the browser will ask the user for the password once and then cache the password for subsequent HTTP requests. This function will clear the HTTP authentication cache, meaning the user will have to re-enter a username and password the next time Epiphany requests a web page secured with HTTP authentication.

single :

the EphyEmbedSingle

ephy_embed_single_get_font_list ()

GList*              ephy_embed_single_get_font_list     (EphyEmbedSingle *single,
                                                         const char *lang_group);

Returns the list of fonts matching lang_group, or all fonts if lang_group is NULL.

The available lang_group arguments are listed in Epiphany's Fonts and Colors preferences.

single :

the EphyEmbedSingle

lang_group :

a mozilla font language group name, or NULL

Returns :

a list of font names

ephy_embed_single_open_window ()

GtkWidget*          ephy_embed_single_open_window       (EphyEmbedSingle *single,
                                                         EphyEmbed *parent,
                                                         const char *address,
                                                         const char *name,
                                                         const char *features);

Opens a new window, as if it were opened in parent using the Javascript method and arguments: window.open("address", "_blank", "features");.

single :

the EphyEmbedSingle

parent :

the requested window's parent EphyEmbed

address :

the URL to load

name :

a name for the window

features :

a Javascript features string

Returns :

the new embed. This is either a EphyEmbed, or, when features specified "chrome", a GtkMozEmbed. NOTE: Use ephy_shell_new_tab() unless this handling of the features string is required.